Word lovers, unite!
This is partly because I haven't done a meme in too long, partly because this is my last day of getting to waste time on the computer for a while, and partly because one of Ashton's kid shows (hooray PBS Kids!) did a similar thing.
List 10 words which you love, either to say/write or for other, nerdier reasons. (I admit I love some of these for purely etymological reasons.) Don't look at mine until you've listed yours in the comments! If you're unsure of spelling, you may want to stop by Merriam-Webster's Online; they're clever enough to suggest similarly spelled words if you spell something incorrectly.
1. corrugated
2. galoot
3. pusillanimus
4. sabotage
5. flout
6. trundling
7. demoralize
8. frump
9. ruthful*
10. skulduggery
*I know this is no longer an accepted part of the English language, but I like it anyway. In case you're not sure, it's the opposite of ruthless.
List 10 words which you love, either to say/write or for other, nerdier reasons. (I admit I love some of these for purely etymological reasons.) Don't look at mine until you've listed yours in the comments! If you're unsure of spelling, you may want to stop by Merriam-Webster's Online; they're clever enough to suggest similarly spelled words if you spell something incorrectly.
1. corrugated
2. galoot
3. pusillanimus
4. sabotage
5. flout
6. trundling
7. demoralize
8. frump
9. ruthful*
10. skulduggery
*I know this is no longer an accepted part of the English language, but I like it anyway. In case you're not sure, it's the opposite of ruthless.